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How to choose apps for kids during the school holidays
Guidance on choosing new apps and games for children to support wellbeing, interests and balanced screen time.
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What is OnlyFans? What parents need to know
Learn more about how OnlyFans works, concerns raised over underage young people using this platform and what risks it exposes ...
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What is Rec Room? What parents need to know
Rec Room is a free cross-platform multiplayer video game gaining in popularity. Learn about it to help keep kids safe ...
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A new lesson to teach cyberbullying for Anti-Bullying Week 2023
Get ready for Anti-Bullying Week with a lesson from Digital Matters and other cyberbullying resources.
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How to choose apps for kids during the school holidays
Guidance on choosing new apps and games for children to support wellbeing, interests and balanced screen time.
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What is the Threads App from Instagram?
Originally launched in 2019, the relaunched Threads app offers users a Twitter-like experience with easy links to Instagram. Here's what ...
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Financial scams and the impacts on young people
Internet Matters finance expert, Ademolawa Ibrahim Ajibade, explores the impacts of financial scams on young people and offers advice to ...
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How to tackle online scams
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What are the impacts of dual-screening?
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Supporting girls impacted by misogyny online
Dad, Barney, shares his daughter's experience with misogyny online. See what he does to support his teen to deal with ...
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Mum shares the impact fake news had on her son
Mum Ann shares her family’s personal experience of fake news to help other parents consider their children's digital literacy skills.
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Online hate and trolling – a parent’s story
Mum Beth shares her family's personal experience with online hate to help other parents support their children on this issue.
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TikTok parental control and safety settings
Set up Family Pairing, manage screen time, customise feeds and more with our TikTok parental controls guide.
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Electronic Arts app parental controls guide
Manage who your child can talk to, what content they can access and more with Electronic Arts app parental control ...
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Fall Guys parental controls guide
Help children stay safe when playing Fall Guys with these steps for managing spending, communication and more.
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The Online Safety Act and AI Summit: Impacts on children’s digital lives
In this blog, we reflect on recent developments related to the Online Safety Act and artificial intelligence, looking ahead to ...
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Policy & guidance
Understanding the Online Safety Bill amendments
The Online Safety Bill is in the press once again, with several important changes to the legislation announced.
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Will proposed online harms regulation help children have a safer experience online?
As part of the consultation on Online Harms and Ethics of Data, our Policy Director Claire Levens provides insight that ...
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The role of agency in supporting young people’s wellbeing
It's important to reflect on what we do online and how taking control of our experiences makes us feel. Our ...
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Internet Matters launches ‘Children’s Wellbeing in a Digital World: Index Report 2022’
We've launched Children’s Wellbeing in a Digital World: Index Report 2022, the culmination of a year-long project, developed with the ...
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TikTok explores effective responses to dangerous online challenges
A new report commissioned by TikTok explores dangerous online challenges (including hoax challenges). It seeks to identify things that can ...
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